Pegasus (character)

Pegasus is a winged horse who was born when his mother, Medusa was punished by Athena. He was born in the blood of Medusa along with Chrysaor and was released when she was killed by Perseus.

History

In myths, Pegasus is the immortal son of the sea god Poseidon and Medusa. After Medusa was slain by the hero Perseus, Pegasus sprang up from her decapitated neck stump, along with his brother Chrysaor. Eventually, with the aid of Athena, the hero Bellerophon captured him. With his aid, Bellerophon was able to slay the Chimera. In time, Bellerphon's pride drove him to attempt to fly to the top of Olympus. Zeus punished him for his arrogance by sending a gadfly to sting Pegasus, which made Pegasus buck off Bellerophon, crippling him. Pegasus completed the trip to Mount Olympus and took his place in Zeus' stables. He was often viewed as carrying Zeus' thunderbolts. In some stories, Zeus eventually placed him among the stars.

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

The Sea of Monsters

Pegasus' offspring, called Pegasi, are seen quite often. Pegasus is mentioned as the one true Pegasus up in the sky flying around the world.

The Heroes of Olympus

The Son of Neptune

Scipio is seen being ridden on by Reyna Avila Ramírez-Arellano, who is his owner. Queen Hylla mentions that Pegasus is more well known than Arion.

The Mark of Athena

When sailing in the Mediterranean Sea, the crew of the Argo II is attacked by Chrysaor. He reveals himself to be the brother of Pegasus, but hates his brother as he got all the attention. Percy also thinks about how this makes Pegasus his half-brother, making him related to all the Pegasi.

Pegasi

Main article: Pegasus (species)

The Mark of Athena 2 — Blackjack, Percy's pegasus.

The pegasi are the children of Pegasus. They are all winged flying horses like him. Examples of Pegasus' children in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and The Heroes of Olympus series are:

Blackjack - a full black-coated Pegasus and is commonly used as Percy's main form of transportation.
Guido - a white Pegasus.
Porkpie - a white Pegasus.
An unnamed Pegasus is shown in The Battle of the Labyrinth when Percy whistles four times after he, Annabeth, Grover, and Tyson got out of the Marriott hotel's basement with Rachel Elizabeth Dare and Nico di Angelo.
Scipio - a peanut butter colored Pegasus who was nicknamed Skippy and was owned by Reyna.

Monsters
Species:	Amphisbaena \| Apollo's Cattle \| Blemmyae \| Basilisk \| Carnivorous Sheep \| Centaur \| Cyclops \| Cynocephali \| Dragon \| Drakon \| Empousa \| Eurynomos \| Feather-Shooting Bird \| Fire-Breathing Horse \| Flesh-Eating Horse \| Gegeines \| Geminus \| Giant Eagle \| Giant Scorpion \| Giant Snake \| Ghoul \| Gorgon \| Gryphon \| Harpy \| Hellhound \| Hippalektryon \| Hippocampus \| Hydra \| Hyperborean Giant \| Ichthyocentaur \| Karpoi \| Katobleps \| Keres \| Khromandae \| Laistrygonian Giant \| Leucrotae \| Lycanthrope \| Makhai \| Merperson \| Myrmekes \| Nikai \| Pandai \| Pegasus \| Pit Scorpion \| Satyr \| Scythian Dracaena \| Sea Serpent \| Siren \| Strix \| Stymphalian Birds \| Tauri Sylvestres \| Telekhine \| Troglodyte \| Unicorn \| Vrykolakai \| Yale
Friendly Monsters:	Argus \| Blackjack \| Briares \| Bombilo \| Chiron \| Cottus \| Don \| Ella \| Festus \| Gleeson Hedge \| Gray \| Grover Underwood \| Guido \| Gyges \| Lysas \| Mrs. O'Leary \| Ophiotaurus \| Peaches \| Peleus \| Porkpie \| Rainbow \| Scipio \| Tyson \| Tempest \| Sssssarah
Enemy Monsters:	Antaeus \| Agrius and Oreius \| Arachne \| Cacus \| Carthaginian Serpent \| Charybdis and Scylla \| Chimera \| Chrysaor \| Clazmonian Sow \| Colchis Bulls \| Echidna \| Euryale \| Geryon \| Kampê \| Karkinos \| Kekrops \| Lamia \| Manticore \| Medusa \| Minotaur \| Nemean Lion \| Polyphemus \| Python \| Skolopendra \| Sphinx \| Stheno \| Sun Dragons \| Typhon \| Trojan Sea Monster
Neutral Monsters:	Cerberus \| Erymanthian Boar \| Gray Sisters \| Furies \| Ladon \| Orthus \| Sybaris